https://static.wixstatic.com/media/612b78_264e37c8481e4855a307703a3dfc7672~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_576,h_98,al_c,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/612b78_264e37c8481e4855a307703a3dfc7672~mv2.png Muhal Richard Abrams, 87, Individualistic Pianist and Composer, Is Dead By HOWARD MANDEL | NOV. 1, 2017 https://static01.nyt....

Happy Birthday ... http://cliffordbrown.jazzgiants.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Clifford-Brown_main.jpg Clifford Brown October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956 http://www.yosmusic.com/images/articles/big/poncho14-b.jpg Poncho Sanchez October 30, 1951

Yesterday afternoon, at Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles, friends of Valerie Bishop gathered to celebrate her life. There were jazz luminaries such as Herbie Hancock and Bennie Maupin among them. A special message from Sonny Rollins was also read. My wife and I were unable to attend, but our son J...

http://innovation.media/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nyt.png Fats Domino, Early Rock ’n’ Roller With a Boogie-Woogie Piano, Is Dead at 89 By JON PARELES and WILLIAM GRIMES | OCT. 25, 2017 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/10/26/arts/26domino-print/26domino3-master768.jpg Fats Domino in 1967. Credi...

Happy Birthday ... https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/media/large/3/b/2/7253d7a764fe331e527c4d836c6ff.jpg Jimmy Heath October 25, 1926 https://www.intunemonthly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Robin-Eubanks-672x372.jpg Robin Eubanks October 25, 1955

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/292c8aaaaa8f3f9118d1b748f/images/0ba03832-6837-4156-905c-371290699527.png https://gallery.mailchimp.com/292c8aaaaa8f3f9118d1b748f/images/a0547f9e-39da-463f-8a6e-fc3c78459f60.jpg Brad Mehldau Wednesday, October 25, 8pm Nordstrom Recital Hall 200 University St https://ga...

Happy Birthday ... https://i.cbc.ca/1.3417279.1453588409!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_220/criss-sonny-005-c-tom-copi-jpg.jpg Sonny Criss October 23, 1927 – November 19, 1977 https://s3.amazonaws.com/allaboutjazz/media/large/8/0/6/fa9502be68e05fd484f7b8ab18566.jpg Gary McF...

Happy Birthday ... http://www.thebottomend.co.uk/artists/Clare_Piano.jpg Clare Fischer October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012 http://www.nippertown.com/zeblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/janeBunnett.jpg Jane Bunnett October 22, 1956 http://nst.sky.it/content/dam/static/contentimages/original/sezioni/tg...

I rediscovered 3 photos of Valerie which were taken on two of many occasions when we enjoyed lunch with her at Duke's Malibu, one of our favorite restaurants on Oahu, Kauai, and in Malibu. Patti and I introduced Valerie to Duke's, which became her favorite restaurant in southern California....

Happy Birthday ... http://blacktimetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dizzy-628x356.jpg Dizzy Gillespie October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993 http://vinilreview.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MarcJohnson-650x265.png Marc Johnson October 21, 1953 https://stagebuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/...

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Eddie Harris
October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996




Jelly Roll Morton
October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941

Happy Birthday ... http://www.jazz.org/userfiles/cms_images/slideshow_items_cache/daniels_eddie__crop_726_409_242_242_242_90___583.jpg Eddie Daniels October 19, 1941 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/05/19/arts/19KIKUCHI2/19KIKUCHI2-master768.jpg Masabumi Kikuchi October 19, 1939 – July 6, 2015

Happy Birthday ... https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQyODQyNDYzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzk0NjU2._V1_.jpg Bobby Troup October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999 http://harlemworldmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wynton-marslis-in-United-We-Swing-Parade.jpg Wynton Marsalis October 18, 196...

Happy Birthday ... https://downtownmusic.net/images/0/03fc9bc81ea7c3a4968636ec41971c0dc53d437b.jpg Tim Berne October 16, 1954 https://mim.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/concert-royhargrove2.jpg Roy Hargrove October 16, 1969 http://www.lameziainstrada.com/wp-content/uploads/ray.jpg Ray Anderson Octo...

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Palle Danielsson
October 15, 1946




Bill Charlap
October 15, 1966

Happy Birthday ... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O_3eL28ywTk/Vbxn9fH8ZwI/AAAAAAAAaQY/NHrsrPruVZQ/s1600/Terry%2BGibbs%2B%25283%2529.jpg Terry Gibbs October 13, 1924 http://www.jazzjournal.co.uk/UserFiles/Image/August%202013/TD%20Lee%20Konitz%2002.jpg Lee Konitz October 13, 1927 http://www.philsternarchi...

Happy Birthday ... http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrictmIW5E1qbkjbto1_400.jpg Lester Bowie October 11, 1941 – November 8, 1999 http://www.drummerworld.com/drummerworld/billyhiggins750.jpg Billy Higgins October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001 https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bf/43/75/bf43750766908413b28c9635c1d5...

Happy Birthday ... https://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0001/405/MI0001405562.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Oscar Brown, Jr. October 10, 1926 – May 29, 2005 http://68.media.tumblr.com/433d61fb2a1829f4c00cfcdedf035fa4/tumblr_mtwn968SnE1qey9fjo1_400.jpg Ed Blackwell October 10, 1929 – October 7, 199...

WKCR Thelonious Monk Special Birthday Broadcast Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (All day) https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/sites/default/files/unnamed_2.png Tune in on October 10 to WKCR 89.9 FM-NY for 24 hours of Thelonious Sphere Monk’s music in celebration of his 100th birthday. Born in 1917 in N...

https://c2.ppassets.com/partners/logos/132/original/eb3f2634cfe3027a2ddddfe4e9b0b550-66-132/theNewYorker_logo.png Culture Desk Think of Thelonious Monk By Ethan Iverson https://media.newyorker.com/photos/59dbaadbcdb7a81c914edaf7/master/w_649,c_limit/Iverson-Ramble-on-Monk.jpg There are sixty-odd Th...